For Israel and the Palestinians, the peace plans just keep coming
By Ben Sales (JTA) — Here a plan, there a plan, everywhere a peace plan. Conditions in Israel and the Palestinian Authority may not exactly…
Politics
Netanyahu tells Knesset he’s prepared to take ‘brave steps’ for peace
(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he supports the establishment of a Palestinian state as long as it is demilitarized and recognizes Israel…
World Jewish leaders honour Edgar M. Bronfman z’l and other heroes of Russian Jewry
May 20, 2016 (New York, NY) – As anti-Semitism and anti-Israel movements boil in Europe, leaders of the global Jewish community paused to reflect on…
Netanyahu keeps calling for talks with Abbas. Is he serious?
By Ben Sales TEL AVIV (JTA) — For a leader often accused of not wanting to talk peace with the Palestinians, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
Talk of giving back the Golan is a thing of the past
By Ben Sales JERUSALEM (JTA) — During the five-plus years of Syria’s civil war, Israel has striven to stay neutral — supporting neither the government…